Accounts Payable Supervisor

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Project Overview:

Bechtel is building a semiconductor manufacturing plant in New Albany, Ohio. We are partnering with the North America Building Trades Unions and suppliers to create several thousand new jobs and work with local education organizations to implement new training programs that will support the future talent pipeline. Bechtel Manufacturing & Technology, Inc. offers engineering, procurement, and construction services for customers in the semiconductor manufacturing, electric vehicle, and data center markets. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the M&T global business unit also includes colleagues working in Arizona, Ohio, Texas, India, and additional project locations around the world. 

Job Summary:

The Accounts Payable (A/P) Supervisor will lead the Project Cardinal accounts payable function and supervise the team responsible for accurate, timely, and compliant processing of supplier and subcontractor invoices. The position will coordinate across Finance & Accounting, Procurement, Project Controls, BBS, project management, and suppliers to resolve issues, maintain financial controls, support cash management and client billing requirements, and continuously improve project A/P processes.

Major Responsibilities:

• Supervise daily A/P operations, establish team priorities, distribute workload, and monitor invoice processing, holds, approvals, and payment status to support timely payment.
• Lead, coach, and develop A/P team members, including leads and specialists; identify training needs and deliver guidance on systems, procedures, controls, compliance requirements, and project-specific processes.
• Research, analyze, and resolve complex invoice issues with project personnel and supplier contacts, including commitment documentation, material receiving reports, approvals, pricing variances, tax, retention, and other documentation gaps.
• Maintain effective coordination with Procurement, Project Controls, BBS, project management, suppliers, and other Finance & Accounting team members, including matters affecting client billing and supplier or subcontractor accruals.
• Oversee invoice validation, two-way and three-way matching, approval routing, payment scheduling, and review of the A/P hold report; escalate aging or high-risk issues as appropriate.
• Ensure A/P activities comply with applicable Bechtel policies, contractual requirements, approval authorities, financial controls, payment terms, and records-retention expectations.
• Prepare and review A/P metrics, aging and hold reports, accrual support, management reporting, and audit documentation as required.
• Develop and maintain desk procedures, training materials, and project A/P process documentation.
• Lead process reviews and recommend, test, and implement workflow, system, automation, and control improvements.
• Promote strong stakeholder relationships, responsive supplier communication, confidentiality, ethical conduct, and a customer-service-oriented team culture.
• Perform other duties as assigned and provide backup support to Finance & Accounting management as required

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9 -12 years of relevant work experience
• Prior experience leading or supervising accounts payable operations, preferably in a high-volume project or construction environment

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong knowledge of accounts payable and procure-to-pay processes, including invoice validation, two-way and three-way matching, payment cycles, supplier statements, holds, and accruals.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise, coach, train, and prioritize the work of an A/P team.
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex supplier and subcontractor invoice discrepancies while exercising sound judgment and timely escalation.
• Working knowledge of project accounting structures, including cost codes, commitments, sub jobs, and interfaces between procurement, payables, and client billing.
• Proficiency with ERP and invoice workflow applications; Oracle Financials or Oracle EBS experience is preferred.
• Understanding of financial controls, compliance requirements, approval authorities, audit support, and documentation standards.
• Ability to manage high-volume workloads, competing priorities, and deadlines with strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build productive relationships across project teams, BBS, Procurement, Project Controls, management, and suppliers.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and related collaboration tools.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process, system, automation, and control improvements.

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